sinistr-

combining form

variants or sinistro-

1

a

: left

sinistrad

b

: better developed in or using preferentially the left

sinistrocular

2

: levorotatory

sinistrin

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin sinistr-, sinister left, on the left side

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